Research On Mechanism Of Public Participation In Decision-making Of Non-profit Government Investment Project

As special public goods, non-profit government investment project (NGIP) plays a pivotal role in adjustment of social investment proportion, satisfaction of public welfare, protection of public safety and other aspects. However, it is very common that leadership decision is the most important in the NGIP decision-making management process. This phenomenon is due to the special relationship between the investors and proprietors of the NGIP. And it will greatly improve the possibility of major decision-making errors, rent-seeking behavior, conspiracy between the governor and the contractor. As a consequence of that, it’s extremely essential to introduce public participation mechanism in NGIP decision-making for guarantee of efficient use of funds, coordination of public administration and public goals, improvement of public acceptance of decisions and others. The report of18th Party Congress clearly stated the approach of "Adhere to scientific decision-making and democratic decision-making", under which background the research on the issue of public participation in NGIP decision-making is of utmost significance.This paper focuses on the mechanism of NGIP decision-making based on public participation. First of all, this paper analyzes the theoretical and practical development of NGIP public participation of five developed capitalist countries from several angles, including decision-making stage, content and methods. Moreover, compared to those countries, the main characteristics and main problems of public participation in NGIP decision-making in China is analyzed as well, n addition, the paper elaborates the development of the NGIP decision-making mechanism from four aspects. Firstly, the NGIP decision stakeholders are identified based on score method and then decision-making bodies are defined. Secondly, the paper analyzes the stage division of NGIP public participation, compares the participation channels with more extensive applications, studies the participation modes of public and establishes the selection process of public participation mode ultimately. Thirdly, the paper defined the decision effectiveness from two dimensions of decision target and decision efficiency. The factors influencing decision effectiveness are identified and analyzed from3aspects, including decision-making body, system and practices. As a basis, evaluation system of decision effectiveness and performance is established and calculated based on matter-element extension theory. An example verification of Hai river park project in Changzhi city is conducted as well, we conclude some obstacles in the public participation decision-making process based on the evaluation result. Finally, this paper presents recommendations to improve security mechanism from the institutional guarantee, the organizational guarantee and the running guarantee three aspects, through which, performance and effectiveness of NGIP public participation in China will increase and be perfect.This paper presents an effective method to apply the public participation in the process of the NGIP decision-making. Furtherer more, for those projects which have adopts the mode of public participation decision-making, it provide the governors a quantitative analysis method to evaluate the decision effectiveness of the work. It is of great significance in avoiding the decision-making faults, realizing the democratic and scientific decision-making and it has the important theoretical reference value and practical significance.